TR Propulsion Systems

[Zafer]

Starter system, fuel delivery system, electric power generating system, lubrication system are the main subsystems that can be independently tested without igniting the engine.

 

[Nilgiri]

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i am speaking of component level testing of different subassemblies. there could be specialized testing equipment and rigs to get data from these modules without building a complete engine.

but this is a topic i'm not really well versed. Maybe @Nilgiri can weigh in?

Some examples

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[Huelague]

There is an alternative kara akya is loading……..

And this one has cavitation propulsion?

 

[zio]

And this one has cavitation propulsion?

I do not think so but may be a bigger,longer,heavier,akya for long endurance.There is no limitation of subs torpedo tubes,but they may go for exactly the same akya totpedo,its not clear.

 

[Ripley]

And let’s not forget that if we take his words literally, then by integration they mean just installing the engine, introducing the engine to the plane. In such case, a production line plane will be even beyond 2032.

Arda Mevlütoğlu:

“If the integration process for the aircraft begins in 2032, this means the flight testing process would start around 2032-33, and if everything goes smoothly, it would be completed at the earliest in the mid-2030s. +”

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1949902739955499475

 

[No Name]

Arda Mevlütoğlu:

“If the integration process for the aircraft begins in 2032, this means the flight testing process would start around 2032-33, and if everything goes smoothly, it would be completed at the earliest in the mid-2030s. +”

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1949902739955499475

The plan was to build the prototype in 2026, followed by integrating just one engine into the KAAN in 2028/2029 as a test. The goal was to have a fully domestic fighter with a domestic engine for production by 2032.

Has that changed, or are these people just reading too much into it?

 

[Ripley]

The plan was to build the prototype in 2026, followed by integrating just one engine into the KAAN in 2028/2029 as a test. The goal was to have a fully domestic fighter with a domestic engine for production by 2032.

Has that changed, or are these people just reading too much into it?

The time table of the project moves back and forth a lot tbh. So, I’d read that as changes and rearrangements as the situation requires them. Honestly, there might have been moments where some phase(s) had been rushed due to political considerations but not project demolishing proportions imho.

The production line aircraft with fully developed, matured satisfactory production quantities of domestic engine(s), however, .. Now that’s another ball game.

 

[TheInsider]

I double checked my sources, and they insist that the first fighter with the national engine will be delivered in 2032-2033 (2032 at the earliest). At this point, we should wait and see how the project unfolds.

 

[Saithan]

I believe the sales contract of KAAN is worse than T129 to Pakistan. I feel sorry for Indonesia, they should have gone with F16 or EF. But if they can use the deal to get better offers from others I hope they will get them.

 

[Merzifonlu]

At this point, we should wait and see how the project unfolds.

In this case, your sources contradict @orko_8. I assume both are correct.

I think things will unfold as follows: 20 Unit Block-10 Kaans will be produced in 2029, but they won't be equipped with the F110 as expected. Instead, they'll be equipped with the immature TF35000.

In 2032, the mature TF35000 engine will be officially integrated into the Kaan. Of course, this integration will only be on paper, as the TF35000 engine will have already flown on the Kaan between 2029 and 2032.

 

[Saithan]

Why would they wait with conducting tests at the same time? One engine is known and has a proven track record, another is new unproven. Isn't it better to test the shit out of KAAN with the GE engine and find out what it's capable of than try to do it at the same time ? You'd have time to test the limitations of structure/design with the power GE engine can give the design.

Then you try to do the same with our own engine and hope it won't crash.

 

[2033]

I double checked my sources, and they insist that the first fighter with the national engine will be delivered in 2032-2033 (2032 at the earliest). At this point, we should wait and see how the project unfolds.

Yes, 2033. I chose 2033 as my nickname. swh

 

[Sanchez]

Why would they wait with conducting tests at the same time? One engine is known and has a proven track record, another is new unproven. Isn't it better to test the shit out of KAAN with the GE engine and find out what it's capable of than try to do it at the same time ? You'd have time to test the limitations of structure/design with the power GE engine can give the design.

Then you try to do the same with our own engine and hope it won't crash.

Because we need to test both, as we need both.

 

[Saithan]

Because we need to test both, as we need both.

I think you misunderstood what I meant. Why not build the GE prototype now and test the shit out of it. Instead of waiting and building them at the same time and test them out at the same time. At least that's what I understood they would do.

In addition, the company plans to develop a prototype equipped with a domestic engine by 2029. In this context, one of the company’s main goals is to conduct initial flight tests with a KAAN aircraft featuring an F110 engine on one side and a domestic engine on the other.

 

[Yasar_TR]

I think you misunderstood what I meant. Why not build the GE prototype now and test the shit out of it. Instead of waiting and building them at the same time and test them out at the same time. At least that's what I understood they would do.

That is what they are trying to do. But there must be something holding them back that they keep postponing the date for 2 flying prototypes being ready.
They should have been well flying by now if we are to go by Demiroglu’s first statement.

 

[Zafer]

The actual number should be way ahead of that number I gather from all the bits and pieces of information we have heard along the way so much so that it can be put to flight trials in a matter of a few months I would say. However if there is no pressure for them to do so they are already putting more effort into the TF10000 development as Kızılelma requires an afterburner engine than on the TF6000. This can all change if TAI would want to use the TF6000 rather than the existing Ukrainian engine they are using now because of evolving political matters.

@Ripley
This piece of news seems to be from IDEF25

TEI Genel Müdürü Mahmut Faruk Akşit: (IDEF 2025) TF6000 motorumuz, an itibariyle KIZILELMA’nın ilk iki prototipine güç veren ithal motorun bir seviye güç üstüne çıktı. "As of now the power level of our TF6000 engine has surpassed the imported engine that powered the first two prototypes of the Kızılelma by a notch". Practically meaning the imported engine is 5500lbf and the TF6000 engine is 6000lbf as of now. So the targeted power level is achieved and they must be maturing the engine for other aspects.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1946126999275118728

 

[Samba]

@Ripley
This piece of news seems to be from IDEF25

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1946126999275118728

And what would be the power of that engine? 3800lbs?

 

[Zafer]

And what would be the power of that engine? 3800lbs?

We can guess it to be 6000 lbf as it is supposed to be more than 5500 lbf

 

[DBdev]

The first two prototypes of Bayraktar KIZILELMA, were powered by the Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT engine, 3800lbf.

 

[mTT]

Anyone who wants to know the latest status of the engines can watch the video.

TUNA - AZRA - BATU - TF6000